Hey guys, I come from the future, the year 2028 to be precise, and whilst the global economy has fallen apart, many countries have been overrun (Looking at you ex-north-korea, Uganda, and Lesotho), and cars are running off of fart, 85% of the globe has heard of and enjoyed this game. It has successfully managed to acquire phenomenal awards and helped redefine MMORPGs as a whole, thanks for being the first WoW Killer! Laugh at that now, but you won't be next year. The game has come a long long way and is still up and running and releasing new content, just wait till you see what they come up with in 2017 (Playable Draugr Race and the ability to mass produce and sell Skooma). Though Zenimax Studios (now nicknamed ZeniAmazing Studios) has modified their payment model more times than I have fingers, their playerbase has almost always been above 3,000,000 at all times, their maximum was 32,000,000, back in the vanilla days.
If I can give any advice, it's to keep up with this game, have high expectations and hopes for it (trust me, they'll be met), and don't use Frost Magic just because it's OP!
See ya in 15 years!